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The Wide World Magazine - An Illustrated Monthly February Feb. 1899 Vol. 2 No. 10 - Strangest Horse Race on Earth / Gun Robbers of Fyzabad

1899ref. 346H3098London: George Newnes Limited 1899. Book. Illus. by Pearse Alfred; Hardy Norman H.; Johnson A.J.; Hardy Norman H.; Staniland C.J. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 418-528. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - Part VI; How Mohammedans Pray - photo-illustrated article; The Pirate of "The Ghost" - a stowaway saves a blockade-runner; Where Beasts are Baptized - astonishing ceremonies in Brittany - photo-illustrated article; The Story of an Alpine Adventure - Miss A.E. Metcalfe and Miss M. Cartwright take a wrong turn in the Swiss mountains; A Race up Mont Blanc by Samuel Turner with is photo; Fascinated by a Snake - photo-illustrated tale from Australia; Congo Money - fascinating photo-illustrated article showing grass mats cowrie shells beads etc.; Bob Mansell's Lion; Run Amok - Borneo tale by E.W. Barrant with his photo; Floating Church on the Seine - article with nice photos; Strangest Horse Race on Earth - the 'Palio' of Sienna - article with great photos; Gun Robbers of Fyzabad - tale related by veteran Michael Lynch with his photo; The Havoc Wrought by One Man - Chinaman Gong Ung Chung blows up powder magazine at the Western Fuse Works in Oakland California - article with photos; The Wreck of the "General Grant" - a desert island experience; Illustrations of the curious "Knapp" roller-boat; Photo of William Laurens and the boat he lived in for years; Photo of a bag of 369 caribou in Newfoundland; and more. Front cover missing. Back cover loose but present. Above-average external wear and soiling. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. George Newnes, Limited Paperback

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